Guy Fieri’s perpetual road trip continues this week on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, with an episode dedicated to what the show is calling “Funky Flavors.” Airing on Food Network, the host pulls his red Camaro into a few spots across the country that are putting their own unconventional spin on familiar dishes.
The cross-country food tour starts in Atlanta, where a pair of friends are serving up gangster garlic honey butter fried chicken sandwiches. From there, it’s a jump to Los Angeles, where a bakery is turning out both traditional khachapuri and a less-than-traditional Nashville hot cod. The final stop lands Fieri in Cincinnati, where a husband-and-wife team at a modern Japanese restaurant are making BBQ pork bao and ramen that get the host’s full-throated approval.
The episode sticks to the show’s reliable and successful formula: find local eateries doing interesting things with food, talk to the owners, and get a close-up look at how the food is made. There’s no reinvention of the wheel here, just a celebration of independent restaurant owners who are cooking with personality. For fans of the long-running series, it’s another satisfying serving of what makes the show a fixture on the network.
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives airs Friday, June 20 at 9:00 PM ET on Food Network.
